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Stations, etc. During the year the following works have been carried out : — New Buildings erected. —Ashburton, Cobden, Gisborne, Huntly. Masterton, Mataura, Papakura, Porongahau, Tapanui, Tokaanu, Warkworth. New Buildings in course of Eviction. —Patutahi, Tokomaru Bay. Properties purchased. —Ohaeawai (site), Ross (site and building), Takapuna (site ami building). Additions, improvements, etc., were also effected at the following stations : Kingsland, Howick, Belensville, Kawakawa, Remuera, Waiuku, Whitianga, To Aroha, Napier, Woodville, Mohaka, Ohakune, Taihape, Mangaweka, Waitotara, Te Nui, Eketahuna, Featherston, Kilbirnie, Culverden, Timaru, Oamaru, Balclutha, Owaka, Pembroke, and Lumsden. Gkowth of Department. The following return shows the growth of the Department. I he continued increase of the population, and the total number of offences (irrespective of by-law offences) reported, and in which arrests or summonses resulted, each year since 1877, prior to which date each province in the Dominion had its own Police force, and reliable data are not available :—

In addition to the strength of the Force as shown above, there were 15 district constables, 8 Native constables, 1 police surgeons (one in each city), and 1 matrons (one in each city). General. The conduct of members of the Force has been, on the whole, very satisfactory during the year just ended. It is only natural to expect that some of the junior men of the Force feel their duties irksome for the first year or two of their service, but they soon settle down to their new conditions of life, and generally become very good and trustworthy policemen.

Year. • m ■i. %* "3 ° £ oO .5 <d V o I o s-1 a i . CO 3 Total. -^> w a o O Police to Population. Offences Arrests for Cost per ! Offences wnere Arrests Drunkenness Inhabit- Population. . , or Sum- (included in ant. " e ' monses re- "Offences suited. reported"). 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 25 i 90 14 25 84 16 25 I 86 21 13 73 18 13 72 19 13 72 20 13 70 17 20 65 17 20 66 18 20 69 18 13 69 17 13 65 17 12 66 13 7 61 14 7 60 14 7 53 14 7 55 13 7 51 13 6 51 13 7 45 12 7 56 16 11 53 15 11 56 20 11 56 20 12 58 20 12 59 20 12 59 21 12 65 25 14 71 25 14 78 30 15 83 32 16 87 35 16 86 34 15 87 38 15 89 39 17 93 41 17 94 40 329 I 458" 364 489 379 511 337 441 343 447 356 461 365 465 372 474 390 494 395 502 388 487 389 484 403 494 404 486 401 ! 482 407 I 481 410 485 416 487 414 484 453 517 457 536 475 554 499 586 504 591 514 ; 604 522 i 613 534" ; 626 553 655 557 667 577 699 604 734 633 771 639 775 648 788 692 835 695 846 719 870 lto 944\ 1 to 948 1 to 949 1 to 1,136 [ 1 to 1,1581 1 to 1,173) 1 to 1,263 1 to 1,293 1 to 1,266 1 to 1,265 1 to 1,328 1 to 1,347 1 to 1,346 1 to 1,375 1 to 1,401 1 to 1,439 1 to 1,472 1 to 1,495 1 to 1,530 1 to 1,461 1 to 1,435 1 to 1,414 1 to 1,359 1 to 1,381 1 to 1,375 1 to 1,388 1 to 1,398 1 to 1,375 1 to 1,387 lto 1,375 1 to 1,331 1 to 1,308 1 to 1,330 1 to 1,333 1 to 1,287 1 to 1,303 1 to 1,304 ( 432,352 14,157 ! 13,959 6,668 •| 463,572 16,374 14,696 6,794 \ £ j 484,939 17,837 16,723 6,484 °| l! 500,976 16,635 15,212 5,587 -§ <* ! 517,626 18,613 17,470 6,860 53 \ 540,753 18,775 17,727 7,572 3/3 587,295 18,263 17,322 7,151 3/Of . 613,212 18,955 17,723 7,034 3/2 625,849 18,135 17,000 6,260 3/2* 635,215 17,752 16,500 5,226 3/lf 646,913 ! 12,897 11,854 5,387 2/10$ 652,125 12,945 11,885 5,444 ' 2/10f 664,855 13,115 12,177 5,866 2/11* 668,353 12,674 11,748 5,416 2/9 675,775 13,153 12,187 5,360 2/8* 692,426 13,165 j 12,100 5,251 2/7} 714,258 13,530 | 12,500 4,594 ! 2/6f j 728,121 14,010 j 12,435 4,636 2/7* 740,699 14,673 13,171 5,005 2/7* 754,016 15,219 i 14,042 5,204 2/8 768,910 16,378 14,730 5,532 2/9} 783,317 16,865 15,561 6,289 2/10$ 796,359 18,358 17,131 7,299 2/101 816,290 19,909 18,742 8,057 2/10* 830,800 19,771 18,802 8,269 2/10* 851,068 20,736 19,867 8,815 2/10} 875,648 21,066 20,118 9,615 2/10} 900,682 20,249 j 19,251 8,707 2/10* 925,605 21,160 \ 20,241 9,210 3/0 961,604 23,204 ! 22,244 10,203 3/2} 977,215 23,510 ! 22,484 10,343 3/4} 1,008,373 23,930 22,880 10,657 3/3* 1,030,657 25,106 23,949 11,718 3/4* 1,050,410 24,999 23,492 11,699 3/5 1,075,250 25,981 24,837 11,884 3/8 1,102,389 25,415 24,364 11,707 3/9 1,134,506